Title IX Lawsuit May Create More Problems than It Solves
Eighteen state attorneys general are suing over the Department of Education’s new regulations, but some experts worry the lawsuit will do more harm than good.
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Eighteen state attorneys general are suing over the Department of Education’s new regulations, but some experts worry the lawsuit will do more harm than good.
Eleven federal workers reveal what it felt like to be fired by Musk’s DOGE — the emails, the trauma, and the institutional destruction we’ve never heard about.
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We’re not one nation split by politics — we’re 11 regional cultures that have been at war since the colonies. And now the divisions are life and death.
Former Fox News morning show host Pete Hegseth claims that an investigation into whether he shared sensitive information in a group chat that included a reporter vindicated his behavior. It did not.
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In the disgraceful tradition of My Lai and Abu Ghraib, America again shows the world its dark side.
If you argued politics at Thanksgiving dinner, hear why decades of research proves you were wasting your breath — and what might actually change minds.
When billionaires mock the Pope with memes and fund “cheating apps,” something’s gone seriously wrong. The collapse of tech idealism; betting takes its place.
Now that he has come to the realization that he will not be able to bully enough Republicans into opposing a measure forcing the disclosure of the Epstein files, Donald Trump pretends that he does not care if it passes tomorrow.
Families who voted for Trump now carry passports to prove they belong here. Inside the fear, resistance, and betrayal reshaping Latino communities.
To help people grasp what it means to lose 273 billion tons of ice a year, two researchers are treating glaciers like community members — and giving them the memorials they deserve.